GREEK GUTTOS WITH SILENUS 4th century BC A large blackware ceramic guttos with broad pedestal base, discoid body, loop handle and waisted spout, ribs to the shoulder, central disc with medallion of Silenus facing; South Italian (Magna Graecia) workmanship. 313 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 12. Footnotes The guttos was essentially a flask with a handle and vertical spout and was used for keeping liquids that were poured out in drips. The inclusion of the face of Silenus, a demi-god associated with Dionysus, the god of wine, would indicate that this vessel was used for wine or other liquids associated with the god or ritual feasting.
GREEK GUTTOS WITH SILENUS 4th century BC A large blackware ceramic guttos with broad pedestal base, discoid body, loop handle and waisted spout, ribs to the shoulder, central disc with medallion of Silenus facing; South Italian (Magna Graecia) workmanship. 313 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 12. Footnotes The guttos was essentially a flask with a handle and vertical spout and was used for keeping liquids that were poured out in drips. The inclusion of the face of Silenus, a demi-god associated with Dionysus, the god of wine, would indicate that this vessel was used for wine or other liquids associated with the god or ritual feasting.
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